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IL bney were CaSt-lrOn
and of the same bulk, would weigh a ton.
That was during the summer, though. There
isn't 80 much munching Of peanuts now as
there was.
You see," continued Mr.. DAILY, the
peanut eaters are the countrymen-and girls,
too, for hat matter. You can tell them as
soon as they come up the stairs. They gaze
about wonderingly and a%dmiringly at the
magnifcence of the interior and get in their
wi and everybody else's way or they are
OF the other sort, who are determined not to
show that they are country and are in
different to everything, even to the ushers'
directions.
AS a usual thing these parties buy o so
cent admission ticket and want the best seat
IN the house, and they usually insist that the
chief usher shall seat them. They think their
half-dollar has purchased the house.
They have provided themselves with pea
nuts and they are bound to have Just as good
a time as they ever had at the circus, and 1
suppose they kick at the absence of the loud
mouthed young man with the citric acid lem
onade.
But peanuts are nothing compared with
ice-cream." continued Mr.. DAILY. "They
frequently bring into the theatre those little
paper pals of frozen corn starch and milk
which they call ice-cream. and Tootsey will
feed Wootsey with 0 pressed tin spoon;
Woots will return the compliment for Toots,
and thus they alternate until all of the abom-
Unable combination is gone. Oh! it's a
whole circus sometimes"
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Orme Wilson, Mrs. Ogden Goelet, Miss Belle
Wilson, Mrs. William Van Rensselaer,, Miss
Van Rensselaer,, Mrs. Robert Goelet, Mrs.
George b. Post, Mrs. ~Stuyvesant Fish, and
Mrs. Newbold Morris.
The Princeton Glee Club will give o con-
cert this evening at Music Hall, Orange, N.
j. Dancing will follow.
Mrs. S. b. Schieffelin, of 95s Madison ave-
nue., will give her second reception this after
noon.
Mrs. Edward Anthem, of 25 West Thirty
third street, will give q reception this after
noon and a second one on Dec. II.
Mrs. Courtlandt Palmer, of 1T East Twen-
tieth street, will give a tea tomorrow after
noon.
socisble " will be given this evening by
the Marion Club at the home of M. F. Bre-
WORT Allin, 214 West Fifty-ninth street.
Mrs. Woodward, of 6 Gramercy park, will
give q reception tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs. j. +. Plummer, of "a East Flfty-sixth
street, will give q reception this afternoon,
followed by q dance in the evening. Miss
Adele Plummer, who has lately returned from
O European trip with her father, will make
her debut.
Mrs. Philip ]. Sands, of 15 East Thirty
third street. will entertain the Friday evening
Dancing Glass this evening.
Mrs. Beste, of 367 Lexington avenue, will
give a reception tomorrow afternoon.
Miss Marguerite Humbert. who has been
abroad the past two years, will make her
debut in society tomorrow afternoon at a
reception given by her mother, Mrs. Pierre
M. Humbert.
Mrs. Henry D. Tiffany is the Secretary of
the Ladies' Christian Union, which will give
a parlor fair to-day at its branch home, Sec
ond avenue and Eighteenth street.
Mrs. j, Ricketts, Lawrence, of 246 East
Eighteenth street, will give O tea tomorrow
afternoon. Miss Lawrence will assist in
Mrs. Heidelbach, of "a East Fifty-eighth
street, will give a matinee musicale to-
morrow.
A general dinner is given every Wednesday
fourth street, to which each member has the
privilege of bringing a friend.
A brilliant audience greeted the amateur
actors yesterday afternoon at the opening
performance of the season. Mr.. Edward
Fales Coward made his first appearance since
his illness. He was particularly happy in his
Mrs. William Astor will give a large dinner
on Saturday evening, Dec. IT,. Mr.. Aston
sailed yesterday for England on the Celtic;
evening to some friends, who will witness
Elaine " from Boxes A and B of the Madi-
son Square Theatre.
Mr.. Charles L. Coils has a music room in
her new home overlooking Central Park, on
the corner of Fifth avenue INT Eighty sixth
is called the Ivory room."
The engagement of Mr.. Carl Sadoux and
Miss Elsie Rutherford is one of the recent
announcements.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver s. Fleet. Of III Lex
ington. avenue, will give a reception OF
Wednesday afternoon, Dec. IA.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Plat will give o tea
on the afternoon of Thursday, Dec. 10.
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GUESTS WHO DO NOT REGISTER.
why somo People Keep Secret Their Visits
to New York.

Why somo People Keep Secret Their Visits
to New York.
Among the thousands who visit New York
daily there are many who are not in the least
anxious that their presence shall be known.
Talks with the clerks Of several of the prom
inent hotels show the fact that many people
of social and political prominence come to
New York who are.extremely DESTROYS of re-
naming unknown save to the very few with
whom their immediate business is to be
transacted.
AT one hotel the prim little man who looks
after the rooming of guests bristled up at the
suggestion that any person ever failed to reg
lister there or registered under an assumed
name. The clerk of another hotel did not
scruple to acknowledge that many prominent
people failed to place their names Upon the
register. In this instance the unregistered
guests were all society people who did not
care to be deluged with visiting cards and be
obliged to perform their wearisome duties to
society while in the city on a purely business
errand.
The demands of society, however, are as
nothing compared with the impertinent in
quiries of a political constituency, and that
is perhaps and probably the reason why SO
many country legislators are secret visitors
to the metropolis.
Do you have many guests who fail to
register p, was asked Of the clerk of O CEN
trally located hotel.
"A great many said the clerk. "They
are mostly. politicians and particularly coun-
Their visits are usually made during the SEES
sions of that body and are especially frequent
when some bill affecting New York interests
is pending. You see an, announcement that
, Assemblyman Slocqm johnson. of Way
back, is registered at Bedloe's Hotel, at such
a period would result in the ~propounding of
puZZling ~conundrums in that honorable gen.
tleman's district"
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Interesting Information About One-Eyed
People and Glass Eycs.

Tffom the JeNsWsrt' WsektV.l
One-eyed people who can AFFORD 1t have two glass
eyes, one for day, the other for evening use. The
reason for this is that the pupil of the eye is smaller
In the daytime than at night, and hence the two
glass eyes are OF different sizes, 30 as to correspond
with the natural eye.
The price OF glass eyes Ia becoming cheaper on
account OF competition, and at the same time the
quality Is better than hitherto. A common glass
eye may be had for $40, but they are not a good
costs $50, or even more. The best will not last
over two years, because the secretions In the hol-
ton, and this rouenness ~irritaies the nesh. Aglass
eye, like false teeth, In taken ont ut night, Tor II
break 1t.
II a person could buy glass eyes at wholesale,
But he would have to look over a great many be-
fore finding one TO ut ami to match his other eye in
size, color and expression. Glass eyes are all
made abroad, principally In Germany aud France,
no fuctory having been started. here, although
there IA a great demand for them in this country.
A glass eye Is not made after the shape OF a
natural eye, because when the latter is taken from
the cavity the tissue Just back Of It pushes forward
therefore. ellipiical In shape. The outer side pre-
serves the natural form, but the inner side Is nearly
the natural mst% ,I" eve. so e' hat when inserted snssptmyd in eee sasn
lty 1t may not slip out. At nrst 1t l%rritates the eye
lids and the tissue back of the cavity. but the
wearer grows accustomed to 1t and finds 1t u rest
skiilful ocuiist can put a glass. eye into the
cavity 30 that very CLIQUE observation In necessary
to detect It Not only are the size and color OF the
natural eye c0unterfelted, but even the general
expires ion. The oculist has vet to discover means
OF giving that sympathetic movement which dis
tiDguishes q pair Of eyes. There Is quite a large
number Of people with glass eyes, say one in 400.
You would not know 1t by casual observation, for
the wearer of a glass-eye is so sensitive on the sub
ject that he Is careful OF his actions In public, and
he becomes SO accustomed to the glass orb that he
can preveneall but Intimate friends from discover
ing his defect. Science has done better by him
than by the man with the wooden limb.
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windows; but at last he turned away and
passed on through the %shrubbery to the lawn,
and so to the park.
When he reached the little gate. he looked
"Good-by. sweetheart,.good-by!" he said.
IT can't make it ont, Arabella. It's some
thing that's perfectly incomprehensible to
me-. I've thought it over for the last three
weeks or so and / can't make it out. It's
perfectly incomprehensible."
Miss Spicer sat by the fire knitting.
1t was evening, and she and Miss Arabella
had been TO evensong and got back again,
and now they were discussing something
moment since the something happened.
Perfectly incomprehensible," repeated
Miss Arabella.
II saw him, ~ said Miss Spicer, in tones of
chaste horror and maidenly resentment. II
saw him-him, q clergyman, actually kiss
that woman !"
PLEASE, m" said Jane, popping her round
face within the door, there's Nancy Wood
wants to see you"
Goodness gracious, Arabella! It's with
Nancy Wood that that emale lodges. Show
Nancy in, Jane, Immediately !"
So Jane fetches Nancy in, and Nancy, with
q clouded countenance. sits down in the
Spicer, and having heayed a deep sigh, pre-
pares to be Intercepted.
well, Nancy, " says Miss Spicer. in her
most urbane manner, how are you to-day ?"
Nancy shifts, looks round the room with
much contempt, and shrugs her shoulders.
" I'm no better than I should be, Miss
presence Of Miss Spicer; thanks TO- you,
marin. all the same. Poor folk don't have
nc call to be in good health, especially with
such a husband as I've got, and no ~luxuries,
and forced to be teetotallers, whether or no."
will you take q glass Of ale, Nancy 2"
says she.
II shouldn't have no objections, Miss
Spicer and Miss A~rrybella." answers Nancy.
II allus did say that your ale were better
toilin' up tho cliff that an odd glass'll do me
good"
30 Nancy Is supplied with ale and plum
cake; and presently, when she is consider
ably Modified, Miss Spicer begins the deli
cate task of interrogation.
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when he was about to be married? And the

when he was about to be married? And the
day SO near, too! 1t seems 80 strange"
" 1t was strange" replied the vicar land
it has nearly killed Miss Leighton, who,
poor girl doesn't know the real reason OF
Sir Edwards leaving her in such a manner
All she knows about it is that he wrote her Q
note stating that he must go abroad, that
their marriage could not take place, and
that he hoped in time to be able to explain
why"
Cruel =" said Violet. And nave you no
reason to account for such conduct ?"
Yes" he said there IS a reason Edward
Lascelles did not marry-because l fear he
has not the right to marry. He had some
ENHANCEMENT with a girl in Australia, and it
was only till he thought she was dead that he
dared offer marriage to any other woman.
By some means or other he found out q few
days before his marriage with Miss Leighton
best to leave the country. Where he has
! gone to I do not know. but 1 expect to hear
from him every day. At present l can only
approach him through his lawyers, Jones
and Winter. who tell me his address is to be
kept secret"
What a sad history!" said Violet. 1T
feel quite curious to see Miss Leighton"
You will find her very much changed, I
Violet, not a word of this to her. It would
kill her to know that Edward Lascelles had
been previously married. Let us hope al
will come right in time. Now, good-by.
You shall begin your work tomorrow If you
will"
"9ood-by," she said.
Then they shook hands, and the vicar went
into the church, and Violet to her rooms al
Nancy's. Once in their shelter, she sat down
and drew out a pocketbook.
Jones and Winter" she said, writing the
names down. That's right, I think.
nearly forgot it while he was chattering. oh.
Godfrey Hemming-Godfrey Hemming,
what a fool you are-what q fool you are, TO
All w~a - II ALAA .Awu Va wANN ~ n AAAN
She rose from her seat and walked up and
dow the room.
And yet" she went on In lower voice,
simple as you are, ! love you I love youIn
usual, went back to her kitchen, mutterfpgi
. Love himl LAws-a-massy, It's . wicked
world"
Concluded zb-naoSToss. ~
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HIS W|FE'S OTHER HUSBAND.
10y J. 8. FL
Continued from Thursday.

tSYNoPsIs OF OPENING CHAPTERS. in little
fishing village on the British coast the Rev. God
frey Hemming was preaching his first sermon TO a
new charge one stormy Sunday morning. "A
minute gun at sea told the story Of vessel on the
rocks. The minister dismissed the congregation
passengers and crew on the sinking ship. He
drew one haif-drowned woman from the waves,
and she eXclaimed:
why, Godfrey Hemming, is It you ?"
The vicar started like one shot, and stood where
he was, seemingly p%etrided.
"Yiolet i" he said; I" violet-youI Is it possi-
BILE |"
Edw ard Lascelles, the rector's friend, was about
TO marry Diana Leighton. The woman Hemming
rescued was an adventures whom Lascelles had
married, but they separated, and he believed her
dead. The woman sought out Lascelles on the eve
OF his wedding and told hlm.that he was still her
husband.
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ELL, %good-by," she
said. ~ must fly to
catch this next train
uptown. Oh, yesl I
always take the L. to
save time. You know
I'm q perfect crank on
time-just like a man |"
She had been talking
with a friend on the
corner of Franklin
street, and now she
tore across the street,
laden with three bun
dies and q lace para
sol, md followed by
two children. s h o
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has an alligator VINO works to q charm for this
purpose; Mrs. Cleveland Is credited with adoring a
pet mouse Mrs. Hicks-Lord pays with a chameleon
named Billy; Miss Nelly Gould has a Jet black
canary which came from South Africa, but which
is without any racial prejudiccs, and Mrs. william
Astor %lavlshes her affections on q swiss snail. MIR.
4. Barry Wall divides his heart between q turtle
and two comic black French poodlos. The latter
are shaved lion fashion, and sport bangles and
other jewelry on Their adorable legs. Thus II 10
IL that some animals nave a letter time in this life
than the mnlorIlY OF humanity.
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How Io Accounted for II.

IFFeN Ne FWT'hurO CKrontcTe.1
"Sailors are a profane set OF men, are they not,
especially those on the m~en-of-war7" asked a lady
OF u naval ofncer.
"well. no." was the reply; "in fact the men
on Government vessels are quite pious.
It ~
'.By their constant connection with warsh,p,
madam"
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EXCEPTIONS and teas
will finish the round
Of gayety for this
week. Mrs. j. j. Lee,
Of 81 West Seventeenth
street, will give O re-
ception this afternoon.
Many young ladies will
assist in receiving.
Among the invited
guests are Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry B. Living
ston, Mrs. William As
tor, Mr.. John Jacob
Atsor, Mr.. Edward
Livingston, Miss Liv-
~ineston, Mrs. Coleman
Drnyton. Mr.. and Mrs.
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Almost Every Druggist

Is now making mp Sachet Powders, and will, no doubt,
tell you they are much better than RIKER's. and all
that STUFF.
We'll, buy them, u you IKE. but buy EARLY. so that
your Mouchoirs, TO-. finished in time for Christmas gifts.
You don't want 70 make a present and have the recipient
say: Huh 4, 'She might have put a decent Sschet
Powder in it," ''There's no smell to THIS at all" Now
do your
Insist on having Riker's sachst Powder and perfumes
in the original package. DO not allow any one to persuade
United States. II any druggist refuses to supply you. you
can be sure of getting what you ask for at the dry goods
houses or general stores, or direct from
WIN. X. RIKER 4 Son,
Druggists and Perfumers, established 1916,
at 1853 9Th ave., New York. -
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tFrom The Chicago Journai.l
The maid was fair and tall and young,
With flashing eye and ready tongue;
Had been abroad, had been to school
Yet knew not mushroom from toadstool.
Could WOO the music with winning wiles,
From York TO Frisco tell the miles;
Knew India, Russia and Stamboul-
Yet knew not mushroom from toadstcol.
Could talk In German, French and Greek,
Mistook not onion for the leek;
Knew peppers hot from olives cool
But knew not mushroom from toadstool.
Pile, pile the marble pillar high
Until its apex pierce the sky:
Cut deem, cut deep with graver's tool
'tShe knew not mushroom from toadstool.n
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scattered all over the place, and and" sud
denly missing her bundles. " and my pack
ages stolen. positively snatched right away
from me-"
oh, I know all about IL, my dear. ] al
ways have Just such n time. But what can
you expectp Men are so inconsiderate.
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Iron the Chicago Tmes.l
A syndicate Of Paris Jewellers recently asked
Mr.. Gould to buy n diamond valued at 81, 900, 600.
lie told them frankly that he was not wearing
81, 900, 900 diamonds JUS yet. Mr.. Gould dislikes
ostentatlous display. and Ia no customer tor the
owners OF such n high-priced jewel. They should
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They Kept Him Busy.
- NIL

Miss Breezy tf Chicago, to young Mr.. wabash)
Did you have q pleasant visit in Boston, MI.
Wabashf
Mr.. Wabash-Well, yes, rather.
Mics ~Breezy-You found your time fully occu-
pied, / imagine7
Mr.. Wabash-Yes, indeed I spent about half
OF 1t studying the dictionary.
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Old Men for Council.

IFTonl The Omdhd HoTFd,I
Youthful Active Partner-Well, you told me Il
sell everything for what l could get, and take trade
where / couldn't get cash.
Aged Silent Partner-Yes, It seemed the only way
10 stave of bankruptcy. What Is the result7
Tive thousand dollars in cash, one ton of sec
ond hand overshoes and 1--WE tons Of glucose"
"That's all right. Wen start q gumdrop fac
tory,n
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Had Not Heard IL.

[Ftom the kdnsas City Journai.1
"Have you heard the latest ~ asked smithers Of
Jones. who had dropped in during the evening at
the smithers mansion.
"No," replied Jones eagerly; "what Is II 2"
"There Ii is, !" returned Smithers gloomily, az q
loud wall was heard from the nursery. "You hear
1t now. It's another boy, and, by George, he has
got a pair of lungsl"
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Curious Pets the Craxe.

TFrom the Boston Hera,d.l
Curious pets are The fashionable craze. A pious
up and down cat and dog no longer satisfy
madame. she must have some other creature on
four legs, or without any legs at all, to amuse her
and agitate her nervous visitors. Mrs. Langtry
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EANUT eaters ?" aid
Chief Usher Bob DAILY.
of the Casino, repeat
ing a WORLDS re-
porter's question
:" Peanut eaters ? Do
we have any Well,
I should say we did.
Why, the ~janitor often
sweeps out shucks that,
10 A. 800 " -
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SOCIETY TOPICS OF TO-DAY.
RECEPTIONS AND TEAS TO PTNIsH TIE
GAYETIEs OF THE WEEK.

Many Young Ladies' to Assist Mrs. J. J. Ice
in Receiving This Afternoon-Mrs. g. ID.
schienelin's Second Reception TO Occur
This Anernoou-Tho Marion Club to Give
"sociableO this Evening.
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Vivid Description.
IRON Judge.

Rounder, inquiring about a fellow-rounder Of
their mutual friend, the bartender:
Have you seen Smith this morning :"
eyes"
How did he look 2"
"Well, / think that by sticking o PIN into him
you could get O cocktail.",
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Didn't Help Hin n Bit.

tFrom LUs.l
"why, Pat, for heavens sake what's the mat
teri !"
"Well, sort, / swallied q pertater bug, and,
although. SORT, l took some parrus green widin
nve minutes after ter kill tn haste, shtill he's Just
ralsin tn divil inside o. me, sorr."
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Its Probable source.

tFrom LUe.l
Editor TO assistant)-Here is q clipping TO the
effect that a Yankee has taught ducks to swim In
hot water with such success that they lay boiled
eggs. Do you know what paper its from7
Assistant-Must be the Christian at Work.
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LOVELY WOMAN ON THE 81"
TRIBULATIONs MET WITH IN BUYING A
TICKET AND GETTING A SEAT.

A Tale OF Three Bundles, Two Childrep, One
Lnoo Pnrasoi and Their Mistre-s-Insuf-
ferablo Men at the statious-Such n
Pushing and scrnmbilpg and Everybody
Furious Because n Woman Was Ahead.
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BUSINESS NOTICES.

RUSSIAN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, sa5; EX-
cellent in even, respect especially for holiday presents.
HOWARD a co., 264 9th ave.
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PEANUTS AT THE THEATRE.

They Cloud the Otherwise Bright Life 90
Chief Usher DAILY.
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No EncouraRement.

Iron Judged
you're altogether too funny. It's q wonder
you don't try to set the East River on fire."
Young Man-What would be the use You'd be
the nrst one to try to put 1t out.
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7 eight o'clock that
evening Sir Edward
knocked at the door of
the little cottage. In
a moment or two a
stout red-faced old
woman opened it, and
surveyed the baronet
with establishment.
!" Is Miss Charters
at homer" he asked.
The woman NUT
tered an affirmative,
and motioned him to
walk into the large
kitchen from which
the door opened. An
Did sailor sat by the
fire mendinR n net.
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To ono and all we say use ApAMsoS's BOTANIC COUGH
BALsAM. Best druggists. -.
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and two or three younger men lounged
about smoking; but Sir Edward scarcely
noticed anything as the woman conducted
him across the kitchen and through q narrow
stone passage TO q roop beyond.
The door Of this she threw open without
Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1887-03-11
H4ppr nELEs, WEBBING BELLs.

AT The brides residence in this city on last
Wednesday evening March 9th, 1887, Robert
T. Ashworth and Miss Ella -Ragon were uni
ted in the bonds Of holy matrimony, Rev. r.
N. Bell officiating. Afew minutes past 8o'clock
the beautiful and handsomely dressed bride,
gently leaning upon the arm of him who is to
protect and provide, in the presence of num-
Der of fnvfesl guests, were asked the usual
questions. all Of which being answered by both
parties in the affirmative, they were then and
there in the most solemn manner pronounced
husband and wife. The groom is a gentle
man OF noble hearing, steady, industrious hab-
Its, and one who will make life success.
The bride is lady OF fine education, excellent
talents and highly respected By all in this com.
munity where she has resided for eleven
years. The bridal costume was rich and of a
Ian color, while the groom wore the convcn
tional black. The refreshments were profuse
and delicious, the music good, and the enter
tanment complete. The Junior band gave the
evening serenade just after the marriage, and
all went merry as marriage bell TO the hours
when all said, "blessing upon you and coed
night. Mr.. and Mrs. Ashworth left for their
home in Berkeley, Cal. this morning. twas
trying to give Ella farewell, when she was
loved and respected by all. She will be
missed in Roseburg society. The best wishes
Of THE REVIEW so with you. Cards and
cake received.